Plaque, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0990.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 100.000 Mile Club
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wooden base; brass plates; steel hanging bracket, screws & bolt fastener

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.2 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 3.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Possibly 1950's or 1960's?
Canada: Unknown
Function: Presented to TCA President Gordon McGregor) to commemorate his induction into the United Air Lines 100.000 Mile Club, which was likely the ancestor of the Frequent Flyer's Club.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on upper plate reads: "MEMBER OF UNITED AIR LINES' 100,000 MILE CLUB"; lettering on logo reads: "UNITED/AIR LINES"; engraved lettering on lower plate reads: "TO GORDON MCGREGOR/IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR VALUABLE/CONTRIBUTION TO AIR TRANSPORT PROGRESS/WA Patterson PRESIDENT/UNITED AIR LINES"; lettering on adhesive label affixed to back reads: "MASTER CRAFTSMEN/IN METAL/PEH(?) CRAFT" [lower portion of label appears to be missing].
Missing: N/A
Finish: Dark brown wood grain base; predom. brass plates with black lettering & red-white-blue logo.
Decoration: Upper plate features raised image of DC-3 circling the globe; United Air Lines logo.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plaque, commemorative, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0990, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0990.001/

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